. tom stuart from 1973 to 1977 was the first republican to serve as mayor of meridian in the 20th century . = = = in broadcasting = = = emmy award winning meteor ##ologist bill evans ( meteor ##ologist ) ( wa ##bc @ - @ tv new york ) was born in meridian , where he held his first broadcasting jobs . = = = in literature and comics = = = novelist edwin gran ##berry , who won the 1932 o . henry award for best short short story , was born in meridian . for 30 years , gran ##berry wrote the bu ##z sawyer comic strip . meridian is the birthplace of novelist and short story writer barry hannah . classical composer john
. tom stuart from 1973 to 1977 was the first republican to serve as mayor of meridian in the 20th century. = = = in broadcasting = = = emmy award winning meteorologist bill evans ( meteorologist ) ( wabc @ - @ tv new york ) was born in meridian, where he held his first broadcasting jobs. = = = in literature and comics = = = novelist edwin granberry, who won the 1932 o. henry award for best short short story, was born in meridian. for 30 years, granberry wrote the buz sawyer comic strip. meridian is the birthplace of novelist and short story writer barry hannah. classical composer john